St Nicholas Church, Little Saxham

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 A church featured within the 100 treasures in 100 church buildings ebook due to the tower. The bottom of which is considered Anglo Saxon however principally Norman from the 1100’s – together with the belfry – that is outdated and spectacular craftmanship!

Additionally uncommon is a stained glass window within the tower.

The view down the Nave.

There are a number of different options that date again 100’s of years, just like the medieval pews with carvings of animals and a few have a gap within the high which is the place the candles or tapers would have been put.

A Girl praying.

A tusk-less Walrus

The East window has some excellent stained glass

The C18 alter rail is curved which is uncommon. It was rescued from the deserted church at Little Livermere.

One other grand pulpit with sounding board.

The arch under has all the time been a thriller because it now has no function and nobody is aware of what it was.

This bier for carrying a coffin or shrouded corpse dates from the C17

Spherical tower church buildings are particular. We now have 38 out of simply 180 in the entire nation in line with this leaflet from the Spherical Tower Church buildings Society.

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